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Digvijay scotches speculation of Assam CM's removal

With dissidence plaguing the Congress in Assam, All India Congress Committee General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday scotched speculations of replacing Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and warned......

PHOTO: Assam's silk town still tense, curfew relaxed

Curfew was relaxed for ten hours on Monday in Assam’s violence-affected silk town of Sualkuchi, where the situation continued to remain tense due to violent protests against trading in......

14 hurt in police firing in Assam's silk town

The army was deployed and indefinite curfew clamped on Saturday in the silk town Sualkuchi in Assam's Kamrup (rural) district following protests against use of artificial silk during which 14......

Assam bandh called over CPI-ML leader's murder

The Communist Party of India-Marxist–Leninist has called for 12-hour Assam bandh on Friday protesting murder of its leader Gongaram Koul at the Panitola tea estate in Tinsukia district......

Assam: Students go topless, demand rehab of riot-victims

It was in July last year an unprecedented spell of communal riots broke out in the Bodoland Territorial Council area in Assam, involving the Bodo tribes and immigrant Muslim settlers. As the......

Russian financial scheme for rural India

A financial scheme based on a virtual currency and propagated by Russian businessman and financier Sergey Mavrodi seems to be gaining ground across rural India. “It is not a business, not an......

CDMA spectrum auction: SSTL bids for 8 circles

Lone bidder Sistema Shyam Teleservices on Monday bid for eight circles in the 2G spectrum auction for CDMA services.The second round of auction is underway and it is expected that it will end by......

Budget is immoral, anti-environment, anti-citizens

Collusion between ruling parties, corporate donations under Companies Bill is hidden. Environmental concerns made subservient to Cabinet Committee on Investment and regulatory agencies made......

FDI in retail: Small shops compete with big retailers

Traditional retailers are giving a strong competition to organised retailers and the decision to permit foreign retailers to open stores in the country will not affect small players in India, the......

DoT slaps Rs 877-cr spectrum charge on Vodafone

The Department of Telecommunications has raised demand of around Rs 877.6 crore from Vodafone as spectrum charges for the period between 2008-09 and 2011-12, sources said. Every operator has to pay......

'If the land goes, then your home goes'

Sourav Sarangi is an award-winning filmmaker whose latest work Char… The No Man’s Island explores the border between India and Bangladesh, defined by a river and its ever-changed......

Vijay Hazare: Assam stun Mumbai to enter semis

Assam's dream run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy continued as they stunned Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai by 27 runs to enter the semi-finals of the domestic ODI tournament in Visakhapatnam. Chasing a......

Hazare Trophy: Assam stun MP to enter quarters

Minnows Assam stunned Madhya Pradesh by four wickets to enter the quarter-finals of the National One Day Championship for Vijay Hazare Trophy in Visakhapatnam. Opting to bat at the Port Stadium,......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bengal thrash Assam, enter quarters

Defending champions Bengal recovered from their shocking loss against Tripura to thrash Assam by seven wickets and enter the quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Kolkata on Friday. Needing a......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Assam thrash Orissa

Medium pacer Pritam Das claimed a career best 5-30 to guide Assam to their second consecutive win, thrashing Odisha by eight wickets in the East Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-day......

Pathan guides Gujarat to a convincing win

A stroke-filled 87 by opener Asad Pathan helped Gujarat thrash Maharashtra by eight wickets in the inaugural match of the West Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy at the Motera 'B' ground in......

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QNA

Q. KYA AASAMEE TAGDE HOTE HAI ?
SHANKER: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/kya-aasamee-tagde-hote-hai-/25341545/answers/

Q. CM OF THE ASSAM
Vivek Mahajan: A. nahin ji tagade ko assame kehte hain... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/cm-of-the-assam/25287904/answers/25341557

Q. As per reports Jayalaithas one rupee idly sambar is a big hit in Tamil Nadu. Will it be converted into votes?
Radar: A. Tarun Gogoi more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/as-per-reports-jayalaithas-one-rupee-idly-sambar-is-a-big-hi/25278398/answers/25287907

Q. My father has dedicated 30 yrs of his life to a venture school which have been now provincialised...but he is going to retire very shortly dis year. So my question is are u going to take any step regarding increase of retirement age like other states in ASSAM??
Akil Ahmed: A. Now India needs one rupee Makki di roti in Punjab, one rupee Dhokla in Gujarat, one rupee Samosa in UP, one rupee Sattu in Bihar, one rupee...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/my-father-has-dedicated-30-yrs-of-his-life-to-a-venture-scho/25239701/answers/25278426

Q. Have you seen In Assam Bihu Utsav ?
Loving Friend: A. YOU SHOULD ASK THE QUESTION TO CHIEF MINISTER. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/have-you-seen-in-assam-bihu-utsav-/25202738/answers/25239759

Web results for Assam

Guwahati emerge on top

Guwahati, April 7: Guwahati emerged the overall champions with 307 points in the Oil India Ltd 37th Assam Inter-District Athletics Championship... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130408/jsp/northeast/story_16758048.jsp

Making a story work

Documentary filmmaker Pankaj Butalia tells D Kaushik how a Dokwok-Film-Making Workshop helped him complete a stuck production based on Kashmiri... ...

http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/making-a-story-work.html

Joshi likely to continue as PAC head

Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi is all set to retain his post of chairperson of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, which has been... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/324595/joshi-likely-continue-pac-head.html

Tears and 'tear' shake peace claim

Jorhat, April 7: Terror Victims' Forum, an umbrella organisation of victims of militancy in Assam, today called upon civil society to socially... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130408/jsp/northeast/story_16758272.jsp

bad in law

The recent outburst by the families of victims of terror in Assam should be taken seriously. Militant leaders who have committed heinous crimes... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130408/jsp/northeast/story_16760432.jsp

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